as in patron
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
you'll need a sponsor to recommend you in order to get into the exclusive country club
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Recent Examples of sponsor
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 June 2026
For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+ Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.
—Darian Woods, NPR, 1 June 2026
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
Employers who sponsor a 401(k) plan already owed a fiduciary duty to the plan's investors, courtesy of ERISA.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Williams, 44, has not played a match in almost four years but continues to be one of the biggest stars in tennis and has maintained a deep roster of sponsors worth eight figures per year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 June 2026
For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+ Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.
—Darian Woods, NPR, 1 June 2026
Verb
Duncan and council members Nathan Willett and Melissa Patterson Hazley were the sole members of the City Council to not sponsor the stadium proposal.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
Employers who sponsor a 401(k) plan already owed a fiduciary duty to the plan's investors, courtesy of ERISA.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsor
Noun
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In fact, in between making drinks, the bartenders often play around with the spirits and hand out tastes to inquiring patrons.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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But the supreme being and patron of all pontiffs has to be considered a wild card.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Authorities say that Oppenheimer’s drug business was partially funded through $40,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The appropriations bill signed into law in January 2026 retained the research office, funded NOAA at roughly $6 billion and directed the agency not to close its laboratories.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Several supporters said raising a Pride flag in town would help LGBTQ+ residents feel accepted.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Union supporters contend that the thousands of workers — despite different titles and job areas — face similar dis-empowerment in their day-to-day jobs.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Verb
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If Ukraine is degrading Russia’s battlespace depth, energy infrastructure, and war-supporting industrial base, the United States and its allies should add pressure against the seaborne revenue channels that help finance and sustain the war.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Takaichi has sought to dispel worries in the bond market, saying that the extra spending would be financed by issuing deficit-covering bonds.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Noun
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And those benefactors could withdraw their support, too (within the bounds of their contracts, but good luck suing them).—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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The logic went that the Lebanese Shiite group – which has posed a persistent threat to Israel for 44 years – would finally succumb if stripped of its Iranian benefactor.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Race, a fiction underwritten by material violence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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To make matters worse, your tax dollars or license fees will be used to underwrite the launch of this protectionist system.—
Doug Mccauley,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Verb
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That seemed to set up Disney to potentially take a small loss, or struggle to the theatrical break-even point.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Bush dinners can also be arranged, set up under the branches of a tree, its branches strung with lanterns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The Green family started patronizing the restaurant in the 1980s.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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While women often visited less frequently—due both to distance, travel constraints and the fact that early retail environments were not designed with them in mind, Koehn says—most men at least occasionally patronized general stores, and many of them did so frequently.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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“Sponsor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsor. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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